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unf history boys.

Feb 13, 2010 23:49

Okay. Just got back from seeing the production of The History Boys that's currently on at the West Yorkshire Playhouse - and oh, it's good. The Drummer Hodge scene was so good (with Hector frantically trying to balance the composure of a teacher with his own devastation), and the ending just broke my heart: "Someone dies at school, and you remember ( Read more... )

watch me geek, history rattling over the points, watch me rant, my life

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Re: Jamie Parker dukeofmonroth February 17 2010, 22:46:13 UTC

Tickets to sit are £15-£35, but you can stand in the yard as a groundling for a fiver (and if you get in early, you can get right next to the stage) - good value if standing for a couple of hours is feasible (i'm too old and too loving of my comfort). If you sit, it's generally on long benches, but you can rent cushions and a sort of folding wicker back support (which makes a huge difference)

Definitely worth doing if you can as the theatre alone is a great experience and it's really beautiful. Really a challenge for the actors to do it in the open air and daylight! We saw Jamie there last year and he was amazing (fans self frantically at the thought of the suede thigh boots again)

Thanks to the National's £10 Travellex seasons, we've seen him a lot - we saw HB more times than I care to count (we saw all the National's casts even in the West End) and Revenger's Tragedy 3 times (ah the cycle shorts)
Happily my magazine's theatre critic is almost as obsessed with HB as I am so we get mentions in as often as we can!

At the mo we're planning to get to see the touring version on your rec - looks like we're going to have to go to Oxford, which is totally cracking us up

Any time you get to London, the lunch/drink/whatever invite stands. Everything's crossed for the results (oh god, that was such a long time ago for me - and as with the boys, life didn't go anywhere near what i expected, but that's half the fun of it)

Re: Jamie Parker vixys February 17 2010, 22:53:46 UTC

OH I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU. *flails* We're up North, y'see, so we don't get half the fabulous shiny plays and whatnot up here - AND SUEDE THIGH HIGH BOOTS WHAT WANT NOW.

*more flailing*

You're making me exceedingly jealous, you know. I may have to steal your life. *shifty eyes*

(Sorry this isn't a longer/more coherent comment - but I think I died at "suede thigh high boots". :D Pictures??) ♥

Re: Jamie Parker dukeofmonroth February 18 2010, 08:10:27 UTC

From the North myself - ran away to civilisation after uni!

Have my life - it's not so glorious at the moment. Far, far too much work...

Oh the boots were lovely - and especially so when worn by the gorgeous Mr P. Especially combined with the open white shirt. Well, that thought will get me through the day

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